By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Gameday 5 is set to unfold on Tuesday and Wednesday. Making it to the playoffs is a common goal for most teams, other participating sides aim even higher towards the home-court advantage in spring.
Iberostar Tenerife feels at home on the road but has an actual home challenge ahead, while ten players are off to hot shooting start with over 60% beyond the arc. Nicolas De Jong was the previous MVP of the Week. Aside exciting action and accomplishments, Dwayne Evans and Juvonte Reddic hope to extend Dinamo Sassari’s and Falco Szombahely’s early pushes.
Below the preview of Basketball Champions League Gameday 5.
Group A
Standings
1. Turk Telekom 7 (3-1)
2. BAXI Manresa 7 (3-1)
3. Dinamo Sassari 7 (3-1)
4. SIG Strasbourg 6 (2-2)
5. Filou Oostende 6 (2-2)
6. UNET Holon 6 (2-2)
7. Polski Cukier Torun 5 (1-3)
8. Lietkabelis 4 (0-4)
UNET Holon is shooting 45.4% from three-point range so far and is set to host BAXI Manresa in an important Group A affair. The hosts are 2-2, while the visitors will travel to Israel with a 3-1 W-L tally. Holon is also 3-3 domestically. Pedro Martinez’s side is 2-6 in the ACB.
Despite leading the Champions League field with 378 points scored and 103 assists, Polski Cukier Torun is down 1-3 ahead of the road game against winless Lietkabelis. Domestically, the Polish team is 6-1. The home side of the Round 5 affair is 4-3 in LKL.
Muhammed Baygul is among the two players with the league-leading 21 made free throws and Turk Telekom is 3-1 ahead of the home match versus Filou Oostende that sits at 2-2. In domestic league action, the Turkish team is 3-4 in Super Ligi and the Belgian side is 5-1 in EuroMillions Basketball League.
Additionally Dinamo Sassari will face SIG Strasbourg. The Italian club is 3-1 over the 2-2 W-L record its opponents carry in the group, is 5-2 in LBA Serie A as well. Vincent Collet’s side is 3-5 in Jeep Elite Pro A.
Gameday 5 schedule:
Tuesday
Lietkabelis – Polski Cukier Torun
Wednesday
Turk Telekom – Filou Oostende
UNET Holon – BAXI Manresa
Dinamo Sassari – SIG Strasbourg
Group B
Standings
1. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 8 (4-0)
2. AEK 7 (3-1)
3. RASTA Vechta 7 (3-1)
4. San Pablo Burgos 6 (2-2)
5. Anwil Wloclawek 5 (1-3)
6. Telenet Giants Antwerp 5 (1-3)
7. Teksut Bandirma 5 (1-3)
8. EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez 5 (1-3)
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem is dominating Group B so far and gearing up for the match opposite to EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez. Up 4-0 in BCL, 4-1 in Israel’s Super League, Oded Kattash’s squad will test its strength against the team sitting at 1-3 in the Basketball Champions League and 2-6 in the Jeep Elite Pro A.
With Keith Langford averaging 21 points per game, AEK will host San Pablo Burgos. The Queen is 3-1 in the Basketball Champions League and 2-4 in Basket League. The Spanish team is 2-2 in the BCL, down 4-4 in the ACB following four consecutive losses.
Don’t look away with RASTA Vechta gunning for a 4-1 start. The German side up 4-3 in easyCredit BBL behind a four-game winning streak will get Teskut Bandirma in Germany with the Turkish team 1-3 in the group, but 5-2 in Super Ligi.
The other Gameday 5 affair has Anwil Wloclawek hosting Telenet Giants Antwerp. Both teams are 1-3 in the Basketball Champions League, but sit on a 5-2 PLK record and a 4-0 EuroMillions Basketball League W-L tally, respecively.
Gameday 5 schedule:
Tuesday
RASTA Vechta – Teksut Bandirma
EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem
Wednesday
AEK – San Pablo Burgos
Anwil Wloclawek – Telenet Giants Antwerp